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Baby and Toddler Programs

CJDS is proud to partner with jBaby Chicago through JUF to bring engaging programs for young children and their families right to our community. Both LEAP into Shabbat and Big Stories for Little Mensches provide a wonderful opportunity for families with young children to connect, build relationships, and create Jewish experiences together.

LEAP into Shabbat

Learn • Experience • Appreciate • Play

LEAP into Shabbat is our weekly Tot Shabbat program for children ages 0–3 and their caregivers. Through music, movement, stories, sensory play, and hands-on activities, families come together to explore the joy and traditions of Shabbat in a warm, welcoming environment. LEAP into Shabbat is a wonderful opportunity to learn, connect, and build community.

(Ages 0-3)

register for leap into shabbat

Big Stories, Little Mensches

Chicago Jewish Day School Storyteller-in-Residence and early childhood educator, Maxine Handelman, leads this engaging intergenerational experience that brings Jewish stories and classic books to life with playful drama, art experiences, music, and movement. Children and adults will find new friends through activities that invite them to play together. Adults will also experience sacred time with their two- or three-year-old as they engage in classic Jewish stories. Participants will fall in love with the stories of the Jewish people. 

(Ages 2-3)

register for big stories, little mensches

A young child in a patterned dress is covered by a yellow veil in the foreground, while other children and adults are visible in the blurred background.
A young child stands between two adults in the foreground, while a man with a guitar sits behind them in a classroom setting.
Two women and a baby sit on the floor playing with colorful scarves, with shelves of toys and books in the background.
Adults hold babies in the air in a room with brick walls and artwork on the walls.
A smiling woman and a child wearing goggles are in the foreground, while a person plays a guitar in the background.
Adults and children are gathered on a colorful rug in the foreground, while a brick wall and large windows form the background.
A woman with dark hair smiles as she holds a cymbal, while a young child with red hair reaches for it, with another woman and a classroom setting in the background.

LEAP into Shabbat was a beautiful way for my baby and me to experience Jewish music together. We loved being part of such a warm and welcoming community!

LEAP Parent

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